How Can you tell if you have an insulin problem

This is a very insidious problem, you can have had it for years without knowing you have a problem with your pancreas.

Basically your insulin production is too high and your pancreas over reponds to the presence of starch and sugars.

In no particular order these I believe are some of the symptoms.

Having cravings for sweet or starch foods shortly after a meal.

Feeling as though you are in a 'fog'.

Being able to work well in the mornings and not so well in the afternoons and evenings.

Finding your weight is unstable. Clothes get tighter and weight increases.

Yoyo dieting.

Flaky and splitting nails.

Feeling anxious and unhappy and concerned about next meal being hours away.

Binging especially in afternoons and evenings but rarely in the morning.

Feeling out of control around sweet and starchy foods. Especially bread.

Not being able to understand how other people can control their weight while yours seems to be beyond your control.

The worst thing for someone who has an insulin problem is to go on a low calorie diet. Bread and starches are low in calories but increase the insulin secretion. Making you feel uncontrollable hunger.

You have to cut out the sugars and starches and eat protein and vegetables.

The beauty of this is that you know why you put on weight. So once the weight is reduced it is possible to keep it off by not going back to 'normal' eating with all the starch and sugars again.

Your insulin problem is not going to be cured. You have to control it by diet.